document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148598>Question 148598</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do solve a problem with a fraction as the exponent?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(48x^12y^8)^1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108947 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=108947\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Don't let it freak you out. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's just a number, handle it like any other number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remember the exponentiation rules,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember to the 1/2 power is just the square root.<BR>\n" );
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